Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Duesing

Timothy J. Duesing has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for locating errors in a computer program
    Patent number: 5857070
    Abstract: A system that automatically detects logical errors when compiling a program. The system detects such logical errors as a signal handler routine modifying the errno global variable, a signal handler routine calling a non-reentrant library function, a signal handler routine calling a non-reentrant user function, and a signal handler routine calling a memory allocation function without first disabling all other signal handlers. The system also detects using "/n" at the end of a string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Wade Satterfield, John Diamant, Timothy J. Duesing